Mumbai, July 09: Maharashtra government today urged Mumbai High Court to dismiss an appeal filed by actor Salman Khan against a lower court order which had found him prima facie guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder in a hit-and-run case and rejected his plea to drop this charge. Salman is facing the charge of killing one person and injuring four others by ramming his vehicle into a shop on September 28 last year in suburban Bandra.
The state filed an affidavit saying that it had prima facie material for framing charge under Section 304 part two IPC against the actor and that the appeal filed by him was "an attempt to delay the trial".
Accepting the affidavit on record, Justice V M Kanade deferred the matter to July 28 for admission. The state was represented by government pleaders Poornima Kantharia and Shahji Shinde.
The affidavit said that Salman had knowledge that his rash and negligent act might result in death of person and inspite of repeated warnings by a police bodyguard, Salman continued to drive recklessly on the ill-fated day.
The affidavit also alleged that the actor had consumed liquor before sitting on the wheel and had driven the car recklessly. It alleged that Salman was fully aware about the topography of the area as he was staying in the same locality. He had the knowledge that people sleep outside the shops and driving at such a great speed might take lives of people.
The affidavit further alleged that Salman was not holding any licence and had thus contravened the provisions of Motor Vehicles Act.
Bureau Report